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The Next Step Fostering Group is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of the personal data that we hold about our Carers, children and potential Foster families. In line with the EUs new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came in to effect on 25th May 2018, we have made our Privacy Notice available online.

We urge you to read our Privacy Notice so that you are fully aware of how your data is used.

Financial Allowance

We regard fostering as a profession, often involving continuous input and appreciate that monetary award is an important consideration. Our intention is to offer a highly competitive financial package and this is centred around both your experience and skills. Accordingly we have a tiered system as to the weekly fee you receive.

Our objective and hopefully also your aspiration is to move you to the top tier on the back of our training, development and ongoing support. Our Social Work team will review your position twice a year in May and November to ensure that you are progressing with your training needs.

We would expect the weekly fee to cover all expenses. Also on occasions there are special financial needs which may impact on the family budget and we adopt a flexible approach on a case by case basis.